An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

[The following is from the London Critic of Sept. 3d]

"[The following is from the London Critic of Sept. 3d]." New York Saturday Press, October 29, 1859, 1.
Type
newspaper
Genre
notice
Abstract

A recent sale of a private art collection resulted in a few masterpieces slipping into the hands of private collectors. The reporter wonders why institutions weren't more proactive in acquiring these works.